TORONTO — While the Ohio Valley is many miles from any ocean, there are beaches to be found at area lakes, including Austin Lake RV Park and Campground that sits of state Route 152 outside of Richmond. To comply with recommendations for safe distancing, the park’s owners are prohibiting ...
WASHINGTON — How accurate are the coronavirus tests used in the U.S.? Months into the outbreak, no one really knows how well many of the screening tests work, and experts at top medical centers say it is time to do the studies to find out. When the new virus began spreading, the Food and Drug Administration used its emergency powers to OK scores of quickly devised tests, based mainly on a small number of lab studies showing they could successfully detect the virus. That’s very different from the large patient studies that can take weeks or months, which experts say are needed to ...
WASHINGTON — After months away from the campaign trail, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters next Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the coronavirus. But health experts are questioning that decision. Trump will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma — a state that has seen relatively few COVID-19 cases. Yet the Tulsa City-County Health Department’s director told the Tulsa World over the weekend that he wished the Trump campaign would move the date back because of a “significant increase in our case trends.” “I’m concerned about our ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Cancer Dietary Initiative has canceled its annual fundraiser golf scramble that had been scheduled for June 26 at Red Oaks Golf Course. ¯ Cadiz’s annual fireworks display has been canceled. ¯ The 74th-annual Weirton Steel Corp. 25-Year Club picnic set for July 18 has been canceled. ¯ A Caring Place Child Advocacy Center has canceled what would have been its rescheduled casino night fundraiser on July 18 at the ...
WEIRTON — The waiting line was steady as hundreds from the area took advantage of a free COVID-19 screening test. The two-day event was held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Weirton Event Center. Local health departments, in conjunction with the Herbert Henderson Office ...
WEIRTON — There will be no celebration of Weirton's industrial heritage this year. In a press release issued by the City of Weirton Friday morning, it was announced this year's Gate 5 Industrial Arts Festival would not be held as a result of ongoing concerns connected with the COVID-19 pandemic. "Due to the uncertainties and lingering economic effects of the COVID-19 health crisis, the Weirton Gate 5 Arts Festival is postponed until 2021," according to the announcement. The Gate 5 festival was launched in 2018 as a way to celebrate the Weirton area's industrial history, with ...
